'Capitulation' definitions:
Definition of 'capitulation'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Capitulation'
From: GCIDE
- Capitulation \Ca*pit`u*la"tion\ (k[.a]*p[i^]t`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. capitulation, LL. capitulatio.]
- 1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. [1913 Webster]
- With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor the French shall refortify. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'capitulation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandonment,
- account,
- accounts,
- alliance,
- body count,
- cartel,
- census,
- cession,
- concord,
- concordat,
- convention,
- count,
- entente,
- entente cordiale,
- giving in,
- giving over,
- giving up,
- head count,
- international agreement,
- inventory,
- league,
- mutual-defense treaty,
- NATO,
- nonaggression pact,
- nose count,
- paction,
- recapitulation,
- recedence,
- recession,
- reckoning,
- recount,
- recounting,
- rehearsal,
- relinquishment,
- renunciation,
- repertory,
- retreat,
- SEATO,
- statement,
- submission,
- summary,
- summation,
- summing,
- summing up,
- surrender,
- treaty